Article: la velle e. neal III's sunday insider; Flaws, flaws everywhere; AL Central teams, supposedly rich with talent, have been exposed for their shortcomings early this season.(SPORTS)

Byline: La Velle E. Neal III; Staff Writer

The consensus heading into the season was that the AL Central was going to be one of the tougher divisions in baseball. Many had the Twins pegged for a fourth-place finish.

It's still too early to declare that the Twins are for real, but it looks like the gap between the best team and the fourth-best team might be smaller than first thought.

We have had a chance to watch every team in the division for about five weeks now. While there's time to change trends, some red flags have popped up among the "top" teams.

Jim Leyland was unhappy with his club the day it left Florida, and the Tigers have done little to change his ...

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